Aheraldic knot (referred to in heraldry as simply aknot) is aknot,unknot, or design incorporating a knot used inEuropeanheraldry.[1] While a given knot can be used on more than one family'sachievementof arms, the family on whose coat the knot originated usually gives its name to the said knot (the exception being theTristram knot). These knots can be used to chargeshields andcrests, but can also be used inbadges or as standalone symbols of the families for whom they are named (likeScottish plaids). The simplest of these patterns, theBowen knot, is often referred to asthe heraldic knot in symbolism and art outside of heraldry.
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 | Bourchier knot | [2] |
 | Bowen knot | |
 | Heneage knot | |
 | Lacy knot | |
 | Savoy knot | |
 | Wake knot | |
 | Harrington knot | Drawing of a heraldic knot consisting only of right angles, such that it looks like a square turned 45° on its side (so the corners point to the cardinal directions) with a cross (turned to resemble the letter 'X') going through the square which bisects each of the square's four sides. |
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